There will be more option ahead for Malaccans to fly cheap with Firefly eying Malacca routes and they also have proposed Malacca – Singapore too. That’s great, no traffic jam at Jay Bee interchange anymore just fly over it. Well, now all Malaysian can fly since the Air Asia low cost phenomenon hit the country 7 years ago. Since everybody are used to Air Asia even for just a short meeting in Penang, Firefly is rather new. I also don’t remember seeing this Turbo Propelled engine air craft at the Low Cost terminal.
Here’s the excerpt from Business Times Online:
Firefly eyes Ipoh, Malacca routes
By Marina Emmanuel
NATIONAL turboprop aircraft operator Firefly is hoping to operate flights out of Ipoh and Malacca this year.
FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd managing director Eddy Leong said the wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airline System Bhd is eyeing the Ipoh-Singapore and Malacca-Singapore routes for its summer season which begins in April.
“We have submitted our application to the Transport Ministry and is awaiting approval,” he told Business Times.
Leong said both the Malacca and Ipoh airports can accomodate Firefly’s ATR 72-500 planes.
“We are focused on routes that other airlines are unable to serve with their jet aircrafts,” he said.
More of the story here.
— asmaliana
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